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1. IN COMBINATION, A MACHINE FOR SHAPING ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL MEMBERS, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING MEANS ON SAID MACHINE ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBERS TO SHAPE AN END OF EACH SAID MEMBER, MEANS ON SAID MACHINE TO SUPPORT AN END OF EACH SAID MEMBER IN PREDETERMINED HORIZONTAL POSITION, MEANS ON SAID MACHINE TO MOVE EACH SAID MEMBER AXIALLY A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT EACH TIME A PORTION THEREOF IS FORMED TO A PREDETERMINED SHAPE, SAID MEANS TO MOVE SAID MEMBERS COMPRISING A TRACK ON SAID MACHINE DISPOSED GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID MEMBERS SUPPORTED ON SAID MACHINE, A CARRIAGE, MEANS ON SAID CARRIAGE ENGAGING SAID TRACK GUIDING SAID CARRIAGE PARALLEL TO THE AXES OF SAID MEMBERS, MEANS URGING SAID CARRIAGE TO INTERMITTENTLY SLIDE ON SAID TRACK, SPACED JAWS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER AND SUPPORTED ON SAID CARRIAGE, MEANS ON SAID JAWS TO ENGAGE ONE OF SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBERS, MEANS URGING SAID JAWS TOGETHER WHEN SAID CARRIAGE IS SLID TO ONE EXTREME POSITION, MEANS TO SWING SAID JAWS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TO RELEASE 